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Tsarnaev Trial to Stay in Boston

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Trials
Posted on Sat Feb 28, 2015 at 08:04:00 AM EST
Tags: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston Marathon Bombing (all tags)
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The First Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's request to order his trial moved from Boston due to the inability to seat a fair and impartial jury. The vote was 2 to 1:

In a dissenting opinion, Circuit Judge Juan R. Torruella wrote that media coverage from the date of the bombing through the current pre-trial process has been “unparalleled in American legal history,” and that in the face of such publicity “it is absurd to suggest that Tsarnaev will receive a fair and impartial trial in the Eastern Division of the District of Massachusetts.”

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The actions taken by this court today pave the way for a trial that is fair neither in fact nor in appearance.

The trial judge says they have found enough impartial jurors, and peremptory challenges will be on Tuesday. Opening statements in the trial are scheduled for March 4.

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